We have wanted to do something special with the “middle age” group of kids at the cottages. We decided that camping would be a lot of fun for them (and us) We took 8 kids with borrowed tents and sleeping bags and went up to JD and Barbara’s property for an over night trip. The first dilemma was finding the right place to pitch a tent. Most of the property is on a pretty steep incline. One 
of the only flat spots is a little forested area that would be perfect except one slight problem. On one side of the forest is the ancient burial grounds of a local chief. Locals still sometimes come out there to perform traditional ceremonies on their sacred ground. The kids were well aware of that fact and were initially terrified of the thought of sleeping out there (in the dark). We eventually went to the other end of the forest and convinced them that we would be safe and that our God is bigger than anything that might be out there.
The rest of the trip was great. We had hotdogs and smores for dinner, and pancakes the next morning. We played their favorite game: Dodgeball. Pronounced “Dau-gee-ball”, climbed trees, made a fire, read stories, played monopoly and Uno. Whewh. We were busy.
The next morning after breakfast we went down to a little pond and went swimming in the water. Once we convinced them that there were no snakes, most of them had a blast swimming and even some attempted backflips, under Eli’s supervision.
of the only flat spots is a little forested area that would be perfect except one slight problem. On one side of the forest is the ancient burial grounds of a local chief. Locals still sometimes come out there to perform traditional ceremonies on their sacred ground. The kids were well aware of that fact and were initially terrified of the thought of sleeping out there (in the dark). We eventually went to the other end of the forest and convinced them that we would be safe and that our God is bigger than anything that might be out there.
The rest of the trip was great. We had hotdogs and smores for dinner, and pancakes the next morning. We played their favorite game: Dodgeball. Pronounced “Dau-gee-ball”, climbed trees, made a fire, read stories, played monopoly and Uno. Whewh. We were busy.
The next morning after breakfast we went down to a little pond and went swimming in the water. Once we convinced them that there were no snakes, most of them had a blast swimming and even some attempted backflips, under Eli’s supervision.
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